How long does it take to get psychcally addicted opiates?

How mnay straight days would somebody have to do opiates to get psychically addicted?

[chrosty]

im not sure on that one for me three years ago i started taking them for pain and then before i knew it i was just addicted it kinda snuck up on me didnt even relize i was addicted until one day i ran out and had horrible mental and physical w/d. I stilll cant quit to save my life,. But i dont really know the answer to your question but i am curious if anyone does i will keep an eye out to see what kind of responses you get lol anyway ttyl~Chros

[Niki_Fm]

I have pain issues also. I take high doses of pain killers but only 4 times a week so i dont become psychically addicted. Im wondering if i can still get addictted by using them only a few days a week

[chrosty]

in my opinion i think maybe you could these pills are so addictive however when i get my slip of paper that the pharmacy gives you with every script that tells you info about the med the one i read that i get with my hydros says "do not take more than prescribed taking more often or more pills than prescribed may become habit forming" ---So maybe that means if u stick to taking it the way u are suppose to you wont become physically addicted but that is just my opinion im still not for sure on this love ya ~~~Chros

[Whenwillitend]

It is a tricky question - every body is different. Some people can get physically addicted taking them daily for just 1 week -- some people can do so for about a month before it happens.

Skipping days, will help reduce the chances that you can get physically addicted - but it is still possible.

A good example would be this:

1 pill takes had a half life of 3-4 hours (I'm gonna say 4 to be safe), if you took 1 10mg pill at noon -- you would still have the potency of 5mg at 4pm -- 2.5mg at 8pm -- 1.25mg at midnight - so on and so forth.

Now say you you take 6 10mg pills at noon (60mg @ 12PM): 30mg @ 4pm -- 15mg @ 8pm -- 7.5mg @ midnight.

Now, it doesn't *exactly* work this way -- but it is similiar - however the point is the same -- if you take enough that you still have some in your system (or it is just 'running out') by your next dose, your body will get used to it being in the system and you will become physically addicted.

I did what you did for almost 3 years -- took every other day -- some times going 3-4 days without, some times taking 2 days in a row. The problem for me is I got physcologically addicted - I started taking more often & more frequently without thinking about it - I was just use to taking it. *My* problem was that eventually one day I thought "I never use to take at work" - then I tried not taking - and I thought about it the whole time. Then after a few hours I started getting mild WDs. I panicked and took some - felt better. I did that for about a month, but my tolerance built FAST - next thing you know I run out - and got very sick for about 8 days. On day 8, I felt 'normal', but my script was available on day 10-11, and I couldn't stop myself. I did that for another 6 months before I *decided* I wanted to stop. It's taken me about a year to get to where I am -- I'm now *trying* to quit for the 16ish time - I'm on day 21. I have good/bad days, but I know I will feel "normal" again one day -- however, had I known then what I know now - I never would have done the "I'll skip every other day so I wont get addicted" -- all you are doing is playing russian roulette.

Sorry for being so blunt in the last paragraph - I just wish someone told me that before I started.

Best of luck to you on whatever you decide.

[fishmeal]

Well said, When.

[perkedup4lyfe]

OOOOk let me just start by saying denial is the first indication of a problem ok say you do take as perscribed how long befor you relize that ur body is becomeing ammune (immune) to that dose as with any meds to include antibiotics your body builds up a resistance say what u want but sat your script says one erry 4to6 hours for pain fact is any codone-oxy-hydro-any pain med is gonna stop working as well within 2 to 3 hours then your back in pain and if your like me I go to pain management so I get my script faithfuly erry month and yea I do need them I have multiple problems I will be on pain meds for the rest of my life problem is the dose they give me has stopped working so like most people on narcotics if the severe pain comes back in 2 hours instead of 4 to 6 you think Ill wait another 30 min to an hour and go ahead an take my dose then after a while that weakens so you tend to go further in the end ur out of meds an hurting even worse and im here to tell you withdrawl (withdrawal) aint no damn joke the cold sweats leg pain feeling like you cant stretch enough joint pain it almost feels like for wemon anyway like your going through menopause not to mention the constant bathroom visits vomiting all that nastyness and when it starts to get a lil better bam script time its like christmas cause you know the hurt is over and what pissis me off the most the doctors blame us but there the ones giving it to us come on you tell me why a doctor would give you something your gonna depend on for life or until you can quit your job stay at home an make the whole world leave you alone yes I need my pain meds my hand was cut half way off and my lower back was beat with a 2x4 also Im having biopsys done on my liver,kidney and breast but point being when they give you narcotics for pain they need to understand that about erry 6 months its a good possibility there gone have to raise that dose or there gone have millions of pain patients buying pills on the street narcotics for long term pain is a must and if you fall an break a bone 10 to 15 is ok but if there gonna treat you like a drug addict because of something they give you then there just as bad if not worse they play god let them hurt suffer go through W/D an see how fast there script pads get ghost all Im saying is if your takeing opiates for more than a month your with out a doubt gonna be depended on them so unless you realy realy need them dont take even one we all have tto remember oxycodone/hydrocodone/oxycotin/and last but mos def not least Fentenal patches are HEROIN in a leagal form opps my bad synthetic heroin none the less its in your bones in your joints put it this way if you want to know if your addicted dont take nothing for 24 to 48 hours if you feel weak your legs feel like they keep needing to be streatched an your cold but sweating you are with out a doubt addicted to americas favorite drug **** think about it street value on a 10mg oxycodone(pecocet (percocet)) is $8 to $10 dollars for one and for a 80mg oxycotin your lookin between $65 to $75 dollars for just one as bad as I hurt sometimes I will never have never an refuse to come out my pocket for one single pill at that price but like police say opiates are the new crack/cocain be careful what you take if motrin or tylonal will do the trick stick with that I mean goin to da ER and getting a script for 10 or12 thats cool but dont abuse it or take it just cause you got it I have been on Pills for over 15 years I dont take what I use to but had I not abused them in the past they would help me alot more always question what you put in your body LOVE YA!!!~~~~

[queenbee12]

this is a very tricky situation. i am a nurse of a pain management doctor. i see a lot of addicts and i see a lot of people who would not be able to get out of bed because they are in so much real, physical pain. even if you take pain meds the way they are prescribed, you will become addicted. you can experience withdrawal symptoms after two weeks of taking pain meds daily. of course, the longer you take them and the more you take, the worse withdrawal will be. i am also an addict myself. i started injecting pain meds. this is the easiest way to get hook and the hardest to withdrawal from. do not detox yourself. if you decide to come off of opiates, benzos (xanax) you need to go to a facility that offers MEDICAL detox. you can have seizures and die from detoxing at home. there are meds to make the process more comfortable too. kicking an opiate addiction is one of the hardest. it takes a while for your brain to regain and straighten out the chemicals and make you mentally feel normal again. once you are detoxed and you body isnt dope sick anymore, youd be amazed by how the pain level goes down. when youre addicted to pain meds your body seems to hurt a lot more to get the opiates it is craving. i started pain meds for severe daily 24/7 pain. now, that im off of them my pain isnt near as bad anymore. funny how that works, huh? also, once you stop taking them, everyday that you wake up and youre not dope sick or popping pills to function, slowly but surely your energy level increases, irritability goes way, way down. it feels good to get your normal self back.

in rehab they explain it like this. addiction is a disease. you have an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind. you take that drug, your body will want more and more. your mind will obsess about how to get it. addiction is deadly. overdose is the number one killer in america. doctors are not taught well enough on pain meds and addiction. its a shame.

anyway, im not sure if this helps anyone, but i hope it does.

[Judy_Garland]

It happens just like that.. You'll build up a tolerance quick and have to take ridiculous amounts that won't even make u feel good anymore. But you'll keep taking it, hoping that your empty stomach or your cup of tea will make it really kick in... It doesn't, and then u know u have to stop.. And its difficlut and uncomfortable.. And yes, you will feel better, you will feel normal again-- and in a few more weeks, you'll be craving it again, and thinking its not so bad, I didn't do it for a few week, and you know the fresh high will work.. And so we go around again